Why it’s so important for kids to see diverse TV and movie characters

In a 1983 study, Barcus analyzed over 1,100 characters in 20 children’s televisionprograms and found that only 42 were black. … In fact, many children have clearly developed ideas and are able to tell us lengthy stories about why they think a particular character might be a hero or villain with minimal …

The most successful, most compelling of all Good TV Breakups, though—teen or otherwise—is Scott (Tyler Posey) and Allison’s (Crystal Reed) slow-burn breakup on Teen Wolf, a show which built the non-supernatural tension of its first two seasons on the Romeo-and-Juliet energy between the teen wolf …

They said the Obamas had talked about producing shows that highlight inspirational stories. But the Netflix deal … Netflix recently signed a five-year, $300 million deal to lure Ryan Murphy away from 21st Century Fox, but Mr. Murphy is among the television industry’s most sought-after producers. The deal is …

As television shows with strong female points of view continue to swell, the opportunity for female artists and composers to augment TV storytelling is rising in tandem. Show runners and music supervisors on this season’s roster — including Showtime’s SMILF, HBO’s 2 Dope Queens, and upcoming series …

“If it continues and it gets worse, then it will hurt growth, it will hurt investment,” Dimon said in a separate interview with Bloomberg Television on Thursday. “It could offset some of the very huge positives we’ve had from competitive tax reform.” “I think we’re ok for a while,” Dimon added. “One day we will …

… of love this show. I was new to it (CBC premiered Season One in 2015) and am already sad to hear the run ends with Season Three. These are really solid performers in a tense, fraught, one-wrong-move-and-you’re-toast situation. It’s pretty great. X Company premieres tonight at 10 p.m. on Ovation TV.

LOS ANGELES — Disney has turned to one of its favorite filmmakers, Jon Favreau, to produce and write a live-action “Star Wars” television series for its upcoming streaming service. Lucasfilm, the Disney-owned “Star Wars” studio, has long used television to expand its galactic storytelling, but all of its …

At the time, the TV host said he was unsure of what he was experiencing. Daly was later diagnosed with an anxiety disorder which is described as “persistent and excessive worry about a number of different things,” according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. The current host of “The …

A high-scoring Super Bowl that came down to a last-second Hail Mary pass failed to reverse the National Football League’s slumping TV audience, with … Viewers have more options for entertainment than ever before, from Netflix to Snapchat, and ratings have been down for traditional television across the …

Ten is too small a number to list all the great television of 2017. That may be what makes it the correct number. If I went longer — 20 shows, 25, even more — I’d seem to be simply listing everything I liked watching that year. (And I’d still be leaving out dozens of shows.) At ten, I’m making cuts that hurt.